Izinkukhu ziphakathi kwezilwane ezifuywa kakhulu emhlabeni, lapho izigidigidi zezinkukhu, amadada, ama-turkey, namahansi ekhuliswa futhi ehlatshwa minyaka yonke. Emapulazini efektri, izinkukhu ezifuywa inyama (ama-broiler) ziguqulwa ngokwezakhi zofuzo ukuze zikhule ngokushesha ngendlela engavamile, okuholela ekukhubazekeni okubuhlungu, ukwehluleka kwezitho zomzimba, kanye nokungakwazi ukuhamba kahle. Izinkukhu ezizalela amaqanda zibekezelela uhlobo oluhlukile lokuhlupheka, zivalelwe ezindlini zamabhethri noma ezindlini ezigcwele kakhulu lapho zingakwazi ukwelula amaphiko azo, ukuzibandakanya ekuziphatheni kwemvelo, noma ukubalekela ukucindezeleka kokukhiqizwa kwamaqanda okungapheli.
Ama-turkey namadada abhekene nonya olufanayo, akhuliswe ezindlini eziminyene ezingenakufinyelela okukhulu noma okungenakho ukufinyelela ngaphandle. Ukuzalanisa okukhethiwe ukuze kukhule ngokushesha kuholela ezinkingeni zamathambo, ukukhubazeka, kanye nokucindezeleka kokuphefumula. Amahansi, ikakhulukazi, asetshenziswa emikhubeni efana nokukhiqizwa kwe-foie gras, lapho ukufuya ngenkani kubangela ukuhlupheka okukhulu kanye nezinkinga zempilo zesikhathi eside. Kuzo zonke izinhlelo zokulima izinkukhu, ukuntuleka kokucebisa imvelo kanye nezimo zokuphila zemvelo kunciphisa izimpilo zawo zibe yimijikelezo yokuvalelwa, ukucindezeleka, nokufa ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Izindlela zokuhlaba zandisa lokhu kuhlupheka. Izinyoni zivame ukuboshwa zibheke phansi, zimangele—ngokuvamile zingaphumeleli—bese zibulawa emigqeni yokukhiqiza ehamba ngokushesha lapho eziningi zihlala ziqaphile khona phakathi nenqubo. Lokhu kuhlukunyezwa okuhleliwe kugqamisa izindleko ezifihliwe zemikhiqizo yenkukhu, kokubili maqondana nenhlalakahle yezilwane kanye nomonakalo omkhulu wemvelo wezolimo zezimboni.
Ngokuhlola usizi lwezinkukhu, lesi sigaba sigcizelela isidingo esiphuthumayo sokucabanga kabusha ngobuhlobo bethu nalezi zilwane. Sidonsela ukunaka ekuqondeni kwazo, izimpilo zazo zenhlalo nezomzwelo, kanye nomthwalo wemfanelo wokuziphatha wokuqeda ukujwayela okubanzi kokuxhashazwa kwazo.
Izinkukhu ezisinda ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu zamashedi enkukhu noma amakheji ebhethri zivame ukuhlukunyezwa kakhulu njengoba zithuthwa ziyiswa esilaheni. Lezi zinkukhu, ezikhuliswe ukuze zikhule ngokushesha ukuze zikhiqizwe inyama, zibekezelela izimpilo zokuvalelwa kakhulu kanye nokuhlupheka ngokomzimba. Ngemva kokubekezelela izimo eziminyene nezingcolile emashedini, uhambo lwazo oluya esilaheni luyiphupho elibi. Njalo ngonyaka, amashumi ezigidi zezinkukhu ahlushwa amaphiko nemilenze ephukile ngenxa yokuphathwa kabi ezibhekana nakho ngesikhathi sokuthuthwa. Lezi zinyoni ezibuthakathaka zivame ukuphonswa ngapha nangapha futhi ziphathwe kabi, okubangela ukulimala nokucindezeleka. Ezimweni eziningi, zopha igazi zize zife, zingakwazi ukusinda ekulimaleni kokucwiliswa emabhokisini agcwele kakhulu. Uhambo oluya esilaheni, olunganwebeka amakhulu amakhilomitha, lunezela osizini. Izinkukhu zipakishwa ziqinile emakhejini zingenandawo yokuhamba, futhi azinikwa ukudla noma amanzi ngesikhathi …










